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AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsKearson M. McNulty, Marcus Daniel Molner, Jimmy L. Griffith, Trent A. Buys, David Allen Dyson, Suraj M Varma, Walter Kemp
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Systems and methods for providing a secure motherboard replacement are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions that, upon execution, cause the IHS to, when a replacement motherboard is booted for the first time, attach to a device that stores one or more BIOS entitlements associated with the IHS, configure a BIOS on the replacement motherboard with the BIOS entitlements, and complete booting of the IHS into a normal mode of operation.
An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:
A motherboard replacement method comprising:
A Basic I/O System (BIOS) having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by an Information Handling System (IHS), cause the IHS to, when a replacement motherboard is booted for the first time:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.